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Welcome to Piney Ridge ...

Piney Ridge is located in Mason County<1>.



A typical abbreviation for Piney Ridge: Piney Rdg. (or less commonly used: Piney Rdge. or Piney Ridg.)

Piney Ridge is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Piney Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Piney Ridge (for example, toward Two Rivers (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Piney Ridge: (231)

Communities Also Named Piney Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Piney Ridge - they are located in Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Ridge.

Communities near Piney Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piney Ridge.

  • Ludington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manistee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <3>
  • Pentwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Eastlake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Custer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
  • Fountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Free Soil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buttersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
    • Buttersville is located in Mason County
  • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
    • White Pine Village is located in Mason County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Piney Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piney Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piney Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Piney Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Piney Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Piney Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piney Ridge.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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